Her dance-heavy and sex-positive performance included a capoeira battle, risqué imagery, a celebration of favela funk and more. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Amid a ...

From Leon Thomas' "Mutt" breakthrough to Kehlani scoring a long-overdue Hot 100 top 10 hit with "Folded," R&B is in the midst ...

Anitta had never headlined her own concert in the States before Wednesday night’s sold-out show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Yet it was hard to believe it was her first time after witnessing the ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

On a hot summer night in July in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District, the cozy bookstore/bar The Wild Detectives was transformed into a pulsating nightclub. Gone was the long refectory table full of ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Born in impoverished favelas, Rio de Janeiro funk music has emerged as a global phenomenon, embraced by superstars from Anitta to Beyonce and starring in museum shows -- though ...

Rio das Pedras, Brazil – Seven white and silver mini-buses pull up to a two-storey warehouse, one after the other. Smoking on the sidewalk of the pothole-ridden road, local teenagers and adults watch, ...

The funk mineiro sound DJ Anderson do Paraíso helped pioneer has brought global attention to Belo Horizonte's music scene. The Brazilian pioneer shares a bare bones mix of the style and speaks to ...

Rihanna‘s performance at the Super Bowl Halftime show on Sunday evening was as serviceable as one could expect from a celebrity who has transcended modern pop stardom. Her first live performance in ...